Seed planter



H. N. OLIVER Oct. 4, 1927'. 1,644,602

SEED PLANTER A Filed Ja.95 2 *Sheets-Sheet l A TTORNEY' Oct. 4 1927.

4H. N. OLIVER SEED PLANTER Filed Jan. 29. 1925 2 `Sheets-Shag?. 2

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Patented Oct. 4, 1927.

Petteflet orricayHSEA N. OLIVER, 0F HABTVLLE, MSSO'URL v SEED Hartman.

.application mea January 29, i925. serial nu v5,599. i

This linvention relates to a seed planter and Jhas'ifor one of its objects 'to provide a device of this character wherein two or 'more varieties .of `seeds can be simultaneously 'de livered for the sowing of the seeds.

Y Another object of 'the invention is fthe provision of a planter of this ch'aracte'nwhereiju the means employed for 'accomplishing the desired Vresults is -novel in form and auto- 'i'natic-in the operation thereof.

V A 'still 'further object ol vthe invention is thepr'ovision of a planter .oth'is character, `which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughly reliable Aand eicient in its purpose, strong, durable, and inexpensive 'to manufacture. y y With these and 'otherobjects in View, the invention .consists `in the eaturesot construction, c'omfbination and arrangement oit parts, as will "be 'hereinafter more lully de'n scriloed in detail, illustrated in vthe accom'- panying Adrawings 'showingthe preferred embodiments of the invention, andpointed out in 'the claim vhereunto appended.

ln the accompanying drawings rFigure 1 isla side elevation of a seed planter, partly in section, constructedin accordance with the invention.

Figure '2 isajpla'n view with lthel feed hopper 4in section taken .approximately on vthe l line '2 2 .of Figure l'. V

Y Figure 3 is a 'transverse sectional view on the 'line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective View Lof "the cutoff element between the receptacle and'support removed fromv the'rp'lan'ter. l l 4 p Figure' is a perspective view ot'V :dole plate. 'y y lSimilar reference characters 'indicate corresponding fparts throughout 'the several views in Ithe drawings:

'Referring to the drawingsV detail,the

the movimproved device includes a `supporting frame formed With spaced ylongitudinal 'side memxhers 10 and a forward transverse block 11 'to' which a hook 12 is attached l'to carry the draft appliance, not shown.` l

A shaft 13 extends through the side rails near their rear ends, and mounted tor rota'- -tion on t-he shaft is a carrier wheel 14, .the 'latter constituting the trac-tion wheel` and has vformed*thereon marker spurs 15 of the supportingr '.t'rame is -a bearino' usual type. coinhined loar'cziiri-g fandtp clutch device, represented conventionally iat 16, may "be employed, if vdesi-red. f

Extend-ing 'between the Vside rails flic'joif the Elelo'ek'in port'17 having spaced apertures vfor passages 118 and 19, respectively, 'and suspended 'f'rom the supporting ra'mef'is a chiite 20 i60 y municate.

i Suitaloly "suspended from the chiite 201i@ a vspout-'2:1 with which a dischargg :opeihg I 22 of the said chute 2O 1c'onumunicutes la@ c5 shown in AFigure 8 of the 'draw-ings.

Rising from the supp'ort-i-ngtrarhe directly l kover the chute 20 is a 'seed receptacle or fhopper indicated as a whole -at23 tlie'sarne'w 4loeing provided jinteriorly *thereof with 'an 70 '129, the port v28 corresponding :to and adapted to register with the 'apertureflS `inthe block 17 and .the aperture l2.5 of one "of 'the bins, vwhen the cut-o element2'7 1isat one end` of p its stroke, and ithe `port 29 adaptedto register with the aperture 19 of the blockl'f? and theapertu're26of the zotiheriloein-gwhen said cut-ofi element'27 isat t-he other end of` vv*90 iits stroke. The ports 28 and 29 are'so spaced that when the cut-ott element 27 is at one endofits stroke, 'the openings 18,'25 andv 28 will register, andthe 'opening26will loe-cut foil, and when the cut-.oli element'is *atthe '95 other end of. its stroke, "theopenings '19, 26 and 129 `will register, andthe opening Y25 be cut oli". The cut-off element 271thu'soperates vto alternately open 'and close 'the discharge troni `the loins ot the receptacle or liopperQB 100 as hereinafter Ymore J'fully explained.

Attached to the lower edge of the'partiton 24 'are brushes `30 and 30 ,operativeto pre- Vent the seed 4from one loin vbeing' carried Vinto the other bin by the cut-off element 27 When actuated.

Slidably disposed within the spout 21 is a 'movable plate represented as a whole at 31,

and operative to cut off the discharge opening 22 of the chute 20 when in one position, and open the discharge opening when yin another position.

Pivoted at 32 within the spout 2-1 is another valve device 33. At its upper end the valve device 33 projects between spaced pins 34 and 35, extending from the plate31 at one `side thereof. jThe pivot 32 for the valve device 33 is located intermediate vthe ends of said valve device 33, the portion below the pivot being directed obliquely to the portion above the pivot, as shown in Figure 1 of theY drawings. n l The movable plate 31 is provided with .an opening or port 36 adapted to register with the discharge opening 22 in the chute 20 when in one position and is likewise preferably provided with a spring 37 operative to hold the cut off valve or plate yieldably 1n one position at one end of its stroke.

The shaft 13 is provided with a master gear 38 engaging with a gear 39 on a stub shaft 40, the latter supported by a bracket 41 from one end of the rail member-S10. The stub shaft 40 is provided with a double .crankf42, these being at right angles to eachv other and have connected thereto rods 43 Aand 44, respectively. The rod 43 is coupled at its other end at 45 to the cut-olf element 27, while the rod 44 is coupled at its other end at 46 to the movable plate 31. By this A arrangement the members 27, 30 and 32 will be intermittently and alternately operated by the rotation of the axle or shaft 13 under the influence of the carrier or traction wheel.

The usual form of furrow opener shoe is shown at 47 and depends from the forward end of the supporting frame and is suitably connected to the chute 21 as shown in Figure 1 ofthe drawings.

By the arrangement hereinbefore described two different kinds of seeds may be planted in the same hill, for instance corn, togetherv with pumpkin, squash, beans, peas or the like, and alternately and intermittently fed to the discharge spout, and heldr in the spout a vsufcient length of time to cause the seeds to be dropped at suitable intervals to form the uniformly spaced hills. i

The discharge openings 25 and 26 in the hopper, the ports 28 and 29 of the cut-off element 27, and the apertures 18 and 19, of the supporting block 17, are so spaced and proportioned, that when at the midway position of the crank members the ports 28 and 29 will be closed by the material of the hopyper -betweenfthe openings 25 andv 26 of the off element 27 to enable the contents of the chute to be discharged withoutinterference from the contents of the hopper.

l/Vith the apparatus or planter thus cony When the crankmember to which the cutolf elem-ent 27 is coupled arrives at the rear end of its stroke, the port 28 will register with the openings 25 and 18 and permit a certain amount of corn vseeds to pass into the chute 20. When said arm of the crank is thus moved .to hold the cut-off element i 27 in position to allow corn Vto pass, the other port 29 will be closed beneath the stop portion 48 of the seed hopper and prevent the contents of the other bin from passing to the chute 20. In the meantime the oth-er crank member will be in its halfway position and move the movable plate 30 Ainto closed position, or with its port36 'externally of the spout and with Vthe discharge opening of the chute closed or in the position shown in Figure 1 the drawings.

As the rotation of the crank continues the cut-off element 27 is moved forwardly until the port v29 registersk withV the openings 19 and 26 and permits the seeds from the other bin to pass, butV cuts 0E the flow from the corn bin.

When the crank member which controls the motion of the cut-off element 27 is at its half way point, the ports 28 and 29 will be in neutral position or beneath the cutoE portion 48 of the seed hopper, and cutting olf both bins, and thus preventing any fur'- ther flow to the chute. i Vhen the crank member which controls the movement of the cut-off element 27 is at its half way point the other crank member which controls the movement of thel movable plate 31 will move the latter with its port 36 in registration with the discharge opening 22 in the chute, andpermit the'contents of the chute to flo-w into the spout 21. As the rotation 'of the crank continues, the movable plate'31 is moved to again cut off the discharge 22 and alternately open the ports 28 and 29 andv repeat the operation;

Having thus described this invention, what I claim is v v In a planter yof the character described, a

delivery spout, a chute at one sider of and lopening laterally into said'spout, a perforated vertically disposed slide mounted transversely in the spout and intersecting for feeding alternately materials to the the communication between the chute and chute, and means synchronously operated y spout, a vertically swinging valve in the by theV first named means to control the .10 spout below the slide and automatically feeding means. s

5 tripped by the latter, means for tensioning In testimony whereof7 I -aX my signathe slide, means operable on advancementl ture hereto.V 1 of the planter to actuate the slide,` means HOSEA Ni OLIVER 

